Artist: Various Artists, The Flamingos, The Five Satins, The Spaniels, The 5 Royales
Title: Classic Doo Wop - Four Classic Albums Plus (Flamingo Serenade / The Five Satins Sing / Goodnite, Its Time To Go / Dedicated To You) (2024 Digitally Remastered)
Year Of Release: 2024
Label: AVID R&B
Genre: R&B, Soul, Doo-Wop
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:31:00
Total Size: 453 MB
Tracklist:
1. The Flamingos โ Love Walked in (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:49)
2. The Flamingos โ Music, Maestro Please (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:25)
3. The Flamingos โ Begin the Beguine (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:38)
4. The Flamingos โ The Breeze and I (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:42)
5. The Flamingos โ Time Was (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:37)
6. The Flamingos โ Goodnight, Sweetheart (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:28)
7. The Flamingos โ I Only Have Eyes for You (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:20)
8. The Flamingos โ I'm in the Mood for Love (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:45)
9. The Flamingos โ As Time Goes by (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:47)
10. The Flamingos โ Where or When (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:00)
11. The Flamingos โ Yours (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:20)
12. The Flamingos โ But Not for Me (They're Writing Songs of Love) (The Flamingos: Flamingo Serenade) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:27)
13. The Flamingos โ I'll Be Home (The Flamingos) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:54)
14. The Five Satins โ I'll Remember (In the Still of the Night) (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:01)
15. The Five Satins โ Our Anniversary (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:22)
16. The Five Satins โ Wish I Had My Baby (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:14)
17. The Five Satins โ Wonderful Girl (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:15)
18. The Five Satins โ Sugar (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:03)
19. The Five Satins โ I'll Get Along (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:09)
20. The Five Satins โ Again (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:15)
21. The Five Satins โ To the Aisle (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:44)
22. The Five Satins โ Pretty Baby (That's Why I Sing) (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:07)
23. The Five Satins โ Our Love Is Forever (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:15)
24. The Five Satins โ Oh Happy Day (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:16)
25. The Five Satins โ The Jones Girl (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (01:51)
26. The Five Satins โ Weeping Willow (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:10)
27. The Five Satins โ Moonlight and I (The Five Satins: The Five Satins Sing) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:18)
28. The Five Satins โ I'll Be Seeing You (The Five Satins) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:40)
29. The Spaniels โ Goodnite It's Time to Go a.k.a Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:41)
30. The Spaniels โ Bounce (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:04)
31. The Spaniels โ The Bells Ring out (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:50)
32. The Spaniels โ Please Don't Tease (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:48)
33. The Spaniels โ A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:30)
34. The Spaniels โ Do You Really (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:33)
35. The Spaniels โ You Gave Me Peace of Mind (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:48)
36. The Spaniels โ Baby It's You (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:35)
37. The Spaniels โ I Need Your Kisses (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:19)
38. The Spaniels โ Let's Make up (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:55)
39. The Spaniels โ Play It Cool (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:00)
40. The Spaniels โ You Painted Pictures (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:23)
41. The Spaniels โ House Cleaning (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:19)
42. The Spaniels โ Do-Wah (The Spaniels: Goodnite, It's Time to Go) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:43)
43. The 5 Royales โ Think (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:33)
44. The 5 Royales โ Someone Made You for Me (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:34)
45. The 5 Royales โ Just as I Am (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:25)
46. The 5 Royales โ Don't Be Ashamed (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:30)
47. The 5 Royales โ Come on and Save Me (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:33)
48. The 5 Royales โ I'd Better Make a Move (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:18)
49. The 5 Royales โ Dedicated to the One I Love (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:43)
50. The 5 Royales โ Right Around the Corner (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:27)
51. The 5 Royales โ Say It (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:22)
52. The 5 Royales โ Messin' up (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:47)
53. The 5 Royales โ Tears of Joy (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:40)
54. The 5 Royales โ Thirty Second Lover (The 5 Royales: Dedicated to You) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:26)
55. The 5 Royales โ I Know It's Hard but It's Fair (The 5 Royales) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:44)
56. The Clovers โ Ting-A-Ling (The Clovers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (03:06)
57. The Clovers โ Lovey Dovey (The Clovers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:41)
58. The Clovers โ Devil or Angel (The Clovers) (2024 Digitally Remastered) (02:24)
Was it really 14 years ago that AVID released a title on their West End Essential series Essential Doo Wop? It was a super compilation covering most Doo Wop bases, perhaps concentrating on the more fun upbeat side than the more smooth vocal style of some of the groups who emerged from the gospel and vocal backgrounds. Now deleted from our catalogue but still available if you check out your fave website. Hereโs what we wrote back then. โEmerging from the streets of Americaโs north eastern cities such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore, Doo Wop took itโs roots primarily from Blues and R&B to create an accessible vocal style which came closest to the mainstream pop style of the 1950s. AVIDs Essential Doo Wop Collection covers the early influential vocal groups such as The Orioles, The Clovers, The Imperials and The Platters. We then move on to cover the classic Doo-Wop years of the mid 1950s with a string of classic vocal performances. Opening with the Frankie Lymon classic, Why Do Fools Fall In Love, the fun continues with more classics by Dion & The Belmonts - I Wonder Why, The Spaniels - Goodnite Sweetheart Goodnite, The Five Satins - In Still Of The Night, The Crests - Sixteen Candles, The Penguins - Earth Angel, The Silhouettes - Get A Job and many more. We also feature a host of not so well known names, many of them one hit wonders but boy what hits!! Take a listen to The Kodaks - Make Believe World, The Love Notes - Tonight, The Charts - Deserie, The Continentals - Fine Fine Frame and many more classics waiting to be discovered! So if you want to Dip Into Doo Wop, this is the place to start with AVIDs Essential Doo Wop Collection, a finely re-mastered 2CD set for your consideration!โ
So here we are in 2024 and we love Doo Wop as much now as then. And hereโs the lowdown on this new release. Weโve taken four of the best known Doo Wop groups from the more vocal soul and gospel side of Doo Wop and dug out their long lost gems from the dusty R&B files. To name check the bands here, we present:- The Flamingos - formed in 1953, R&R Hall of Fame 2004, number 158 Rolling Stone Top 500 songs of all time with I Only Have Eyes For You. Main men Jacob Carey, Ezekiel Carey. The Five Satins - formed 1952 In The Still Of The Night a million seller 1956. Main man Fred Parris, wrote many of their hits and was in and out of the band all his musical life. The Spaniels - formed in 1952 as Pookie & The Hudsonaires. Main man Thornton โPookieโ Hudson, wrote many of their hits including Goodnite Sweetheart. The Spaniels thought to be the first of the vocal bands to use a separate mic for the lead singer and the backing vocalists. Career got a big boost after the movies American Graffiti and Three Men And A Baby! The 5 Royales - formed in the early fifties and thought to be an important link between R&B, Gospel Soul and R&Roll. Main man Lowman Pauling who again wrote many of their hits and others. R&Roll Hall Of Fame 2015. As with all AVID releases, we hope you enjoy this classic set and check out our extensive catalogue for more great music across R&B, jazz, country, rock n roll, rockabilly, blues and many other musical genres.